Ed Marfell has been in the livestock game for 40 years…  Based in Canterbury, he’s the General Manager of Livestock for Hazlett. Being at the epi-centre of Canterbury lamb, that golden pinnacle of tastiness, we thought he’d be a good person to discuss all things lamb, in particular, what’s the ideal store lamb out there, to make a buck over winter, and deliver to export markets by spring…  And, for our urban listeners, a store lamb is one that is still too light to be suitable for the table.

Stuart Smith is the MP for the Kaikoura Electorate and the National Party Spokesperson for Energy, Viticulture, and the Earthquake Commission…  He’s based in Blenheim and used to run a vineyard and winery and was Chair of NZ Winegrowers, before entering politics. Even further back, he was a sheep and beef farmer in Methven.

Professor Derrick Moot is known by many as the Lucerne Guru…  It all started after he revived interest in this luscious legume, through preaching the benefits of direct grazing…  Patches of green lucerne are all over dryland NZ and he has his own text service to farmers on how to manage lucerne…  But he’s not a one-trick pony…  Prof Moot is a lecturer in Agricultural Sciences at Lincoln University and is heavily involved in on-farm research…  One of his more recent projects has been the Hill Country Futures programme - an eight-million dollar programme focused on future-proofing the profitability, sustainability and well-being of New Zealand's hill country…  He joins us today, to tell us more about it. And maybe mention that L word.

Right, get your horse saddled, we’re off for a trek down the South Island with Katie Herries…  Katie has just completed a 940-km journey from the top to the bottom of the South Island…  She’s worked as a shepherd, hunter, shearer, and a horse packie - learning the ropes in Canada…  Now she’s recovering back in Hawarden, in North Canterbury, where we catch up with her

For those farmers out there, it’s pretty likely you started your farming career with a bit of help from the Lincoln University Farm Budget & Technical Manuals…  These ‘bibles’ of agribusiness have been around since the 1960s…  In the next few months, the updated Farm Budget manual is due to come out…  Rob Reynish is the man behind them - he’s an agribusiness consultant in his own right, but also works as Business Manager for the Agribusiness and Commerce Faculty, at Lincoln…  He joins us on REX.

On the corner of Soldiers Settlement Road in the small Hawkes Bay town of Rissington stands tall a hand-carved ANZAC sculpture that was made with a dying redwood tree. Bronwyn Farquharson was one of the local masterminds behind the development of the carving, and joins Dom George on REX Today to look back on the town's long connections to both World Wars, and how they will be commemorating this year's ANZAC day.

The only membership association representing New Zealand veterinarians is hitting a century soon, and to talk about the purpose of the NZVA and more, their President Dr. Kate Hill joined us on the show.

And Edmond de Rothschild Heritage Wines Managing Director Boris Breau has been in the country to celebrate the company’s recent purchase of the 52-hectare Akarua Estate in Bannockburn, including the brand, winery, and 34.5-ha vineyard. He joined Dom George ahead of his return to the EDRH head office in Bordeaux.

Edmond de Rothschild Heritage Wines Managing Director Boris Breau has been in the country to celebrate the company’s recent purchase of the 52-hectare Akarua Estate in Bannockburn, including the brand, winery, and 34.5-ha vineyard. He joined Dom George ahead of his return to the EDRH head office in Bordeaux.